jpdb beta

to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop

1

casual; unconcerned; nonchalant

1

one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

2

if you think about it; come to think of it

1

to scratch; to claw

1

Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits

3

little by little

2

to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour

1

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

4

contest; comparison; competition

1

attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

2

to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing

1

to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)

1

thickness; profundity; depth

1

distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper

1

pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

5

handle; grip; knob

2

as it was before

1

8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar

3

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

4

family name; lineage; birth; clan

2

to congratulate

1

cavern; grotto

2

going through a cave, grass ring or the interior of a large Buddhistic statue, etc. (symbolizing rebirth); narrow grotto (into which a person can barely fit)

1

to slide into; to slip into

1

to fit in

1

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

1

creeping; crawling; sneaking

2

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

2

tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit

7

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

2

ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

1

steep slope

1

cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)

1

(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

1

extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd

1

long time; long interval; for quite some time

1

underground; subterranean

2

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

1

measurement

1

subterranean tunnel

6

to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate

1

shaft (e.g. in a mine); pit

7

pit; shaft

2

the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

2

stopping at; going no further than

1

rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

1

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

3

to pick up; to find; to gather

2

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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